Eucithara fusiformis

Eucithara fusiformis
Shell of Eucithara fusiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Eucithara
Species: E. fusiformis
Binomial name
Eucithara fusiformis
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eucithara hypercalles J.C. Melvill, 1898
  • Mangelia fusiformis Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Eucithara fusiformis is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12.7 mm and 16.3 mm.

The shell is yellowish white, stained or interruptedly fasciated with orange-brown. The outer lip has 13-14 teeth, the inner lip 17-18.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Vanuatu.

References

  • Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Mangelia. pls 1-8 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3.
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